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Hydrogen sulphide gas restricts SARS-CoV-2 replication in host cells

• ggm 1y ago
  They're targeting a pharmacological H2S donor, not exposing people to stink bombs. Can we not go full horse worming tablet on this please https://www.osha.gov/hydrogen-sulfide/hazards https://www.osha.gov/hydrogen-sulfide/hazards Note the effect on asthmatics in particular. Funny doses for many people eww stinky is.. really bad for some.
  • anonymousiam 1y ago
    The "horse worming" narrative was debunked a long time ago. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8088823/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8088823/
    • rickydroll 1y ago
      There are other experiments that say it's not effective (rebunking?) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2801827 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2801827 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2797483 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2797483 https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-024-09563-y https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s128... https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2115869 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2115869
• bell-cot 1y ago
  The very short article is far more interesting, technically detailed, and nuanced than the title would suggest.
  • snapplebobapple 1y ago
    And the title makes me sad because it should hace been "farts as an effective covid treatment?"